St Francis Medical Center
ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER in Monroe, Louisiana charges 6.7x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 66 analyzed procedures, reflecting this nonprofit hospital's pricing structure.
Monroe, LA 71201 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6.72x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
15.87x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
66
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $52,401 | $26,201 | — | 15.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $121,354 | $60,677 | — | 13.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $21,646 | $10,823 | — | 10.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $48,640 | $24,320 | — | 10.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $102,133 | $51,067 | — | 10.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $58,042 | $29,021 | — | 10x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $26,377 | $13,188 | — | 9.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $21,535 | $10,767 | — | 8.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $35,015 | $17,507 | — | 8.4x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $37,379 | $18,689 | — | 8.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $30,229 | $15,114 | — | 8.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $66,120 | $33,060 | — | 8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $156,088 | $78,044 | — | 8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 379 | $23,141 | $11,571 | — | 8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES/ | 321 | $139,826 | $69,913 | — | 7.9x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $33,308 | $16,654 | — | 7.9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $41,935 | $20,968 | — | 7.7x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $41,624 | $20,812 | — | 7.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $38,976 | $19,488 | — | 7.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $27,329 | $13,665 | — | 7.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $48,972 | $24,486 | — | 7.2x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $30,195 | $15,098 | — | 7.1x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $29,763 | $14,881 | — | 7.1x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $58,860 | $29,430 | — | 7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $34,884 | $17,442 | — | 7x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $26,520 | $13,260 | — | 6.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $28,179 | $14,089 | — | 6.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $63,313 | $31,657 | — | 6.7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $29,914 | $14,957 | — | 6.6x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $26,239 | $13,120 | — | 6.6x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 163 | $163,250 | $81,625 | — | 6.5x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $83,421 | $41,711 | — | 6.3x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $53,043 | $26,521 | — | 6.3x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $136,784 | $68,392 | — | 6.2x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $40,687 | $20,343 | — | 6.2x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $72,159 | $36,079 | — | 6.2x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $120,499 | $60,250 | — | 6.1x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $68,955 | $34,478 | — | 6x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $89,653 | $44,827 | — | 5.9x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $32,058 | $16,029 | — | 5.8x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $117,226 | $58,613 | — | 5.8x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH MCC | 417 | $80,294 | $40,147 | — | 5.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $38,849 | $19,425 | — | 5.7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $48,202 | $24,101 | — | 5.7x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $31,164 | $15,582 | — | 5.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $60,461 | $30,231 | — | 5.5x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $87,452 | $43,726 | — | 5.4x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $35,858 | $17,929 | — | 5.4x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $34,487 | $17,244 | — | 5.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $45,496 | $22,748 | — | 5.3x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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